My Mixed Media Shelf Sitter Saintly Angel Dolls Twins - Meet Marie Angelic and Marie Blessings

One of the wonderful things about creating angel dolls is they're appropriate for so many holidays, seasons and just for everyday.  As a result I have created many over the years.  Some come out at Christmas, some come out at Easter, and some are out year round.  

They can be made of cloth, wood, a combination of cloth and wood, paper-clay, paper, cross-stitched, needle felted, and embroidered.  

So, when I got a chance  to make some mixed media Victorian shelf sitter angel dolls I jumped at the chance.  Meet Marie Angelic and Marie Blessings.

If ever there were a saintly pair of twins it would be have to be Marie Angelic and Marie Blessings.  They are the sweetest, most angelic pair of twins you'd ever want to meet.  Both are thankful every day for their blessings and are not afraid to express their gratitude with love and compassion.  They also both share a love of  singing and are prominent in the angelic choir. 

Marie Angelic -  8" x 4" x 1/2" Handmade Mixed Media Shelf Sitter Collage Angel 

Marie Angelic is a 8" 4" x 1/2" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter  angel wood doll with a paper face,  sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her sides and back are sponge painted. Her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with silver sleeve cuff  paper trim and white and silver raised dots.   Braided lace trim decorates her neck and gathered lace trim is wrapped around her waistband.

Her beautiful face is framed with a full head of curly blond hair that is held back with a lace and gold trim headband. Her heavenly wings are combination of a hardened crochet doily embellished with white ribbon loops.  She is holding a Christmas carols book.

Marie Blessings -  8" x 4" x 1/2" Handmade Mixed Media Shelf Sitter Collage Angel

Marie Blessings is a 8" 4" x 1/2" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter  angel wood doll with a paper face,  sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her sides and back are sponge painted. Her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with silver sleeve cuff  paper trim and white and silver raised dots.   Braided lace trim decorates her neck and gathered lace trim is wrapped around her waistband.

Her beautiful face is framed with a full head of curly brown hair that is held back with a lace and pearl drop trim headband. Her heavenly wings are combination of a hardened crochet doily embellished with white ribbon loops.  She is holding a Christmas carols book.

Revisions to My Victorian Mixed Media Shelf Sitter Art Dolls - Meet Bea, Bailey, and Betty.

Bea, Bailey, and Betty are an adorable trio of sisters who are maidens. They don't mind doing their chores, but much prefer romping in the park together or collecting berries in the fields together. Whatever it is they are doing they are always in playful competition with each other.

They are mixed media Victorian collage and paper-clay shelf sitter art dolls that I made back in September 2014. 

Here's how they looked when I first made them:

While I was initially pleased with the way they came out over time I decided they needed a little more height for their heads to give them a little more dimension so I decided to add bonnets to their heads.

Here's how they look with their bonnets:

Bea is the doll shown on the left in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Bea - 4" x 5" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Shelf Sitter Art Doll

Bea is a 4" x 5" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter wood doll with a paper face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her fabric gathered and covered bamboo bonnet is embellished with lace braid trim, fringe trim and paper floral embellishments. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with center band with raised white and pink dots and waistband adorned with pink raised dots. White lace trim is wrapped around her neck. Her beautiful burgundy thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is fastened in pigtails and tied with burgundy ribbon bows. A Victorian paper fan adds charm to her collage outfit.

The doll in the center of the 2nd picture at the start of this post is Bailey.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Bailey- 4" x 5" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Shelf Sitter Art Doll

Bailey is a 4" x 5" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter wood doll with a paper face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her fabric gathered and covered bamboo bonnet is embellished with multi-colored gathered fabric trim and several silk floral embellishments. White lace trim is wrapped around her neck. A matching multi-colored gathered fabric trim ascot has been added under her chin and is topped with a burgundy ribbon bow.  Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with center band with raised white and pink dots and waistband adorned with pink raised dots.  Her beautiful blond braided yarn hair is adorned with a tulip embroidered ribbon.   A Victorian paper fan adds charm to her collage outfit.

Betty is the doll shown on the right in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Betty- 4" x 6" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Shelf Sitter Art Doll

Betty is a 4" x 6" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter wood doll with a paper face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her fabric gathered and covered bamboo bonnet is embellished with gathered lace trim, burgundy embroidered braid trim, fabric bows and silk floral embellishments.  Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with center band with raised white and pink dots and waistband adorned with pink raised dots. White lace trim adorned with a red silk ribbon floral is wrapped around her neck. Her beautiful gray thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped around her head in a bun and is adorned with a burgundy embroidered braid. A Victorian paper fan adds charm to her collage outfit.

I hope you like how Bea, Bailey, and Betty turned out.  With their new bonnets I think their height proportions is appropriate now.  Hopefully, you will agree.

Revisions to My Mixed Media Victorian Munchkin Art Dolls - Gail, Gertrude, and Gloria

Gloria, Gail, and Gertrude are a trio of sisters who just love to have fun. They love to dance, sing, play the piano, and hope one day to become actresses.

They are pleasantly plump mixed media Victorian collage art dolls that I made back in September 2014.

I wasn't totally happy with them as I thought the faces on two of the dolls were just a little too big and there wasn't enough definition between the bodies, head and hair on all three dolls.  The proportions were all off.   So, I decided to change them and add bonnets to the top of their heads for better overall proportions with the shelf sitter parts of their bodies.

The picture shown below is how they looked then:

Here's how they look now:

Gloria is the doll shown on the left in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Gloria - 1 1/2" x 7" x 10" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll  

Gloria is a 1 1/2" x 7" x 10" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper face, sponge painted wood body, purple painted finger nails, paper collage and embellished outfit, and fabric gathered and covered bamboo bonnet with bow, silk floral and decorative braid embellishments. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white lace trim and ribbon bow around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with raised blue dots. Her waistband is adorned with a white silk floral and her sleeves are adorned with lace trim, raised blue dots and ribbon bow. Her dress skirt is two layers and adorned with raised purple dot bangles with blue raised dots.   

A beautiful shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and tied in a knot. Her light brown thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with white flower and leaves braid.  Her bonnet decorated with cloth bows, silk floral and decorative braid sits beautifully atop her head and is tied with a purple ribbon fastened into a bow on the right side of her neck.  Paper water lilies add charm to her collage outfit.  Baby blue and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. 

The doll in the center of the 2nd picture at the start of this post is Gail.  Here's how she used to look:

I was never happy with her face so I decided to give her a paper-clay sculptured and painted face. Here's how she looks now:

Gail - 1 1/2" x 7" x 10" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll

Gail is a 1 1/2" x 7" x 10" mixed media Victorian wood doll with pink painted finger nails, a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips. The corner of her eyes are embellished with green glitter paint and her cheeks are blushed.  Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white lace trim around her neck embellished with a paper and pearl floral.  Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with raised white dots, waistband adorned with a paper flower, sleeves adorned with raised white dots, and two layer dress skirt adorned with lime green silk ribbon leaves.

A beautiful shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and tied in a knot. Her beautifully thick long black and white Boucle hand spun alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is tied in two pigtails on the left and right sides of her head and adorned with the lime green silk ribbon leaves that adorn her dress. A floral bouquet and dove add charm to her collage outfit.  Green and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base.

I just love the way Gail turned out.  She looks like a beautiful goddess doll to me now with her very unusual hair.  I hope you would agree.

Gertrude is the doll shown on the right in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Gertrude - 1 1/2" x 7" x 10" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll

Gertrude is a 1 1/2" x 7" x 10"mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper face, purple painted finger nails, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit, and fabric gathered and covered bamboo bonnet with fringe and braid trim,  and two large silk floral decorative embellishments. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white lace trim around her neck topped with a white silk floral. Her paper collage dress has a three layer center band adorned with raised black dots, lace trim and blue velvet ribbons. Her waistband is adorned with a beautiful blue and white silk ribbon braid and white silk floral and her sleeves are adorned with raised black dots, lace trim and blue velvet ribbon. Her dress skirt is four layers and adorned with burgundy and blue roses tied with blue velvet ribbon.

A beautiful shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and tied in a knot. Her bonnet decorated with fringe braid and two silk floral sits beautifully atop her head and is tied with a blue velvet  ribbon fastened into a bow on the left side of her neck.  Her brown thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with the beautiful blue and white silk ribbon braid and white silk floral that adorns her dress. Navy blue and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base.

I just love how my Victorian munchkin art dolls look now.  Much better proportions now.  Wouldn't you agree?

Revisions To LuLu, LeAnn, and Lidia - An Adorable Trio Of Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Dolls

LeAnn, LuLu, and Lidia are the cutest, most adorable trio of Victorian little girls. They love to laugh and love having fun. There is never a dull moment when they are around. In fact, they are so mischievous you really have to be on your toes when you're around them.

They are mixed media Victorian collage art dolls that I made back in September of 2014.  Shown below is how they looked back then.

Shown below and in the picture at the top of this post is how they look now:

They are a trio of small mixed media art dolls.  I was pleased with their size, outfits and embellishments.  I wasn't totally happy with their paper faces as I thought some of the faces were just a little too big.  So, I decided to revise them and give them paper-clay faces.

LeAnn is the doll shown on the left in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

LeAnn - 2" x 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

LeAnn is a 2" x 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, blushed eyelids, blushed cheeks and blushed lips. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her black and white outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a center band adorned with lace trim and light teal blue silk ribbon floral. Her collage dress has lace trim around the waist. Her dress skirt is four layers. Her hands are paper gloved.

A beautiful light green fringed lace shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a light teal blue silk ribbon floral. Her white thick dyed alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber beautifully frames her face and is adorned with a black feather. Black and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 4 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

LuLu - 2" x 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

LuLu is a 2" x 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, blushed eyelids, blushed cheeks and blushed lips. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with black and green raised dots. Her collage dress has a two layer waistband with green raised dots. Her dress skirt is five layers with green raised dots. Her hands are paper gloved.

 A beautiful light green fringed lace shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a white silk floral. Her light brown thick dyed alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with beautiful green and brown bead  decorative lace braid. Green and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 4 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

Lidia - 2" x 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

Lidia is a 2" x 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, blushed eyelids, blushed cheeks and blushed lips. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with dark blue and light blue raised dots. Her collage dress has a two layer waistband with lace trim and light blue raised dots. Her dress skirt is four layers.

A beautiful teal blue fringed lace shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a light blue blue silk ribbon floral. Her white thick dyed alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber beautifully frames her face and is adorned with blue, pink, and white feathers. Teal blue and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 4 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

I like the serene looks of all three dolls now and hope you do too.

I Had To Revise My Beautiful Mixed Media Victorian Mannequin Faced Art Dolls - Penelope, Pauline, and Page

I just love looking at pictures from museums displaying Victorian dresses on mannequins or headless dress forms and back in September of 2014 I wanted to create some mannequin dolls of my own.  So, back then I decided to combine my mixed media Victorian collage art dolls with mannequin faces. That meant they had to have the shape of a head and indentures of a face, but nothing painted.

Penelope, Pauline, and Page are a trio of sisters who are are the epitome of fashion elegance.  They are meticulous as to the details of their outfits and never leave the house without being perfectly attired.

Initially I was happy with the way Penelope, Pauline, and Page had turned out (as shown in the picture above) as I had never sculpted mannequin faces before and, as you all know, LOVE faceless dolls.  Over time and as I learned more about painting faces I decided I'd like to see how they looked with faces so I decided to revise them as shown in the picture at the top of this post.

Penelope is the doll shown on the left in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Penelope - 1 3/4" x 4" x 12" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

Penelope is a 1 3/4" x 4" x 12" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, blushed cheeks, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips. Her sides and back are sponge painted and black and white her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with red raised dots and fancy lace trim with silky pearls and purple silk ribbon floral embellishments. Her collage dress has a two layer waistband with red raised dots, lace trim, and burgundy ribbon decorations. Her dress skirt is three layers. Her hands are paper gloved.

A beautiful burgundy fringed lace shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a large purple silk floral. Her burgundy thick dyed alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with beautiful white decorative lace trim. Black and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 4 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

Pauline is the doll shown in the center of the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Pauline - 1 3/4" x 4" x 12" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

Pauline is a 1 3/4" x 4" x 12" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, blushed cheeks, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with green raised dots and fancy lace and ribbon trim. Her collage dress has a two layer waistband with green raised dots. Her dress skirt is four layers. Her hands are paper gloved.

A beautiful light green fringed lace shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a large green silk floral. Her gray thick dyed alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with beautiful white decorative lace trim. A blue feather boa is wrapped around her neck.Green and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 4 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

Page is the doll shown ion the left side of the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now: 

Page - 1 3/4" x 4" x 12" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

Page is a 1 3/4" x 4" x 12" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, blushed cheeks, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a center band adorned with blue raised dots and fancy lace and ribbon trim and there is a lace and ribbon trim bow decoration under her neck. Her collage dress has a two layer waistband with blue raised dots and fancy lace and ribbon trim. Her dress skirt is four layers.  Her hands are paper gloved.

A beautiful teal green fringed lace shawl is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a large baby blue silk floral. Her white thick dyed alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with beautiful lace and ribbon trim.  Teal blue and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 4 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

I hope you like the changes I made to Penelope, Pauline, and Page.  While I was not entirely unhappy with their faceless mannequin faces I like them better now.  As I love faceless dolls don't be surprised if I make some more mannequin art dolls when I get a chance.

I Had to Revise My Beautiful Trio Of Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Dolls - Meet Catherine, Chelsea, and Camille

Three of the mixed media Victorian collage art dolls I made back in September of 2014 were a trio of sisters that I named Catherine, Chelsea, and Camille.

They are a trio of sisters who are always competing with each other. Who is the smartest, who is the prettiest, who is the most dignified, who has the most handsome beau. You name it. They compete over it.

Shown below is how they looked back in September 2014.

Shown below and in the picture at the top of this post is how they look now:

They are a trio of large Victorian mixed media art dolls.  I was pleased with their size, outfits and embellishments.  I wasn't totally happy with their paper faces as I thought some of the faces were just a little too big.  So, I decided to revise them and give two paper-clay faces.

Catherine is the doll shown on the left in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now.

Catherine - 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 15" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage  and Paper-clay Art Doll 

Catherine is a 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 15" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips.  The corner of her eyes are embellished with gold glitter paint and her cheeks are blushed.  Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished black and white paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with pearl dot, lace and ribbon trim and a beautiful pearl and silk ribbon flower decoration. Her waistband is two layers and is adorned with a lace trim and raised red dots.  Her dress skirt is four layers and adorned with beautiful black decorative braid trim.

A beautiful white crocheted shawl with black decorative fringe trim is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a black silk floral with white pearls. Her thick gray and white curly alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber frames her face with curls and is wrapped in a bun in the back.  A beautiful two layer headband adorned with pearl dot, lace and ribbon trim matches the trim on her dress and is wrapped around her head.  Black and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 6 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

Chelsea is the doll shown in the center of the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

 Chelsea - 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 15" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

Chelsea is a 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 15" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a three layer center band adorned with black raised dots and green raised dots. Her waistband is three layers and is adorned with raised green dots.  Her dress skirt is five layers and adorned with green raised dots. A white ribbon tied in a bow adds a decorative accent under her chin. Her hands are paper gloved and her dress sleeves are adorned with raised green dots.

A beautiful cream colored lace shawl with floral ribbon decorative  trim is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a large crocheted pendant with white pearl. Her brown thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with light green pearl, floral and lace trim. Green and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base. A colorful 6 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

Camille is the doll shown on the right in the 2nd picture from the top of this post above.  Here's how she used to look:

 Camille - 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 14 1/2" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Art Doll 

Camille is a 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 14 1/2" mixed media Victorian wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit.  Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips.  The corner of her eyes are embellished with blue glitter paint and her cheeks are blushed. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage adorned with white trim around her neck. Her paper collage dress has a two layer center band adorned with blue raised dots and white silk ribbon flowers with white pearls. Her collage dress has a raised paper waistband.  Her dress skirt is four layers and adorned with blue raised dots.  Her hands are paper gloved and her dress sleeves are adorned with raised blue dots.

A beautiful white crocheted lace shawl with green decorative  fringe trim is wrapped around her shoulders and adorned with a large white silk floral with white pearl center cluster. Her white thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber has bangs in the front, is wrapped in a bun in the back, and adorned with beautiful white, blue, and gold decorative ribbon headband.  Two blue silk floral add a decorative accent to the top of her headband.  Silver glitter lace trim is fastened into a bow under her chin.  Teal blue and white ribbon is wrapped around her sponge painted wooden base.  A colorful 6 silk floral bouquet adds charm to both the front and back of her base.

I hope you like the changes I made to Catherine, Chelsea, and Camille.  I know I do.

Revisions To A Beautiful Trio Of Victorian Collage Shelf Sitter Mixed Media Art Dolls - Meet Pat, Polly and Phebe

Pat, Polly, and Phebe are a trio of sisters who love spending time together. Whether it's shopping, sitting around talking, sewing, cooking, or just fanning themselves with their beautiful Victorian fans you'll find them together.

They are mixed media Victorian collage shelf sitter art dolls that I made back in September of 2014.

I was never happy with the way they turned out and thought they could be approved upon.  So, I decided to change their faces from paper faces to paper-clay sculpted and painted faces with paper and painted eyes.

Phebe is the doll in the right of the 2nd picture at the top of this post. Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Phebe - 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Paper-clay and Collage Shelf Sitter Art Doll

Phebe is a 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter wood doll with a with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, pink painted finger nails, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips.  The corner of her eyes are embellished with orange glitter paint and her cheeks are blushed. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage dress with center band with white raised dots, waistband, and sleeves with raised blue dots.  She has a floral print cape with raised blue dots.  White lace trim adorned with a pink silk ribbon floral is wrapped around her neck.

Her beautiful brown thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with three paper and pearl flowers and silver glitter ribbon braid headband. She is holding a Victorian paper fan in her hands.

I hope you like the changes I made to Pat, Polly and Phebe.  I'm pleased with the way they came out.

Pat is the doll shown on the left in the picture above.  Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Pat - 4 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Paper-clay and Collage Shelf Sitter Art Doll 

Pat is a 4 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, pink painted finger nails, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips.  The corner of her eyes are embellished with green glitter paint and her cheeks are blushed. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage two tier bodice dress with raised orange dots, dark green waistband and green cape with raised orange dots. Cream colored lace trim adorned with a paper flower is wrapped around her neck.

Her thick brown curly hair is alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber frames her face.  Three silk ribbon green and lilac bows adorn her massive head of brown curly hair. She is holding a Victorian paper fan in her hands.

Polly is the doll in the center of the 2nd picture at the top of this post. Here's how she used to look:

Here's how she looks now:

Polly - 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Paper-clay and Collage Shelf Sitter Art Doll 

Polly is a 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian shelf sitter wood doll with a paper-clay sculpted and painted face, pink painted finger nails, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her paper-clay sculpted and painted face has painted eyebrows, paper and painted eyes, painted eyelids, and paper and painted lips.  The corner of her eyes are embellished with blue glitter paint and her cheeks are blushed. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit is an embellished paper collage dress with dark green waistband and sleeves are adorned with raised purple dots.  She has a two tier cape with raised purple dots. White lace trim adorned with a blue silk ribbon floral is wrapped around her neck.

Her beautiful head of thick gray hair with straight bangs is alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun and adorned with a delicate white embroidered and beaded headband.